Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 828 Here Comes the Big Job (ask for a monthly ticket)
Since it was not easy to park at the entrance of Honghong Hotel, Chen Nian first parked the car in the community where An Hongdou lived.

The main reason is that the community where the old people live is an old-fashioned community, with only parking spaces on the ground.

I just bought a new car and I can't bear to let it out in the sun and wind.

Although An Hongdou only rented a house, there are still a lot of parking spaces in the community. You can rent a parking space by going to the property directly.

600 yuan a month.

Since they are only two episodes of the King of Chefs, and they will continue to film the competition between other chefs and foreigners, so they have to wait a few more months for the airing.

But Chen Nian is not in such a hurry.

Anyway, the money has already arrived.

Broadcasting can only bring him a certain amount of fame, and Chen Nian actually does not lack this kind of fame now.

After all, Honghong Restaurant is only so big, and when it is famous, there are many people who come to eat, but I can't welcome them.

However, in the next period of time, Miao Miao Wu's side was specially vacated for a long time, and they gathered together to ask Chen Nian and An Hongdou to go there together to finish filming the remaining few episodes of Chongqing Small Noodles.

And in these issues, Miao Miao Wu successively invited Mei Yi Li Ya, Zhou Ji and Xiao Jing.

Both Zhou Ji and Xiao Jing are old acquaintances, but Mei Yi Li Ya Chen Nian only met him online.

After seeing the real person, I found that the other party is really cute, and the other party and An Hongdou are both singers, and there are many topics that can be talked about.

When Zhou Ji came in the last episode, he bluntly said that he might be the most attractive guest invited by Miao Miaowu in this series.

However, after the video was sent out, the playback volume of this one was basically the same as the previous one.

After filming the video, Chen Nian suddenly saw a missed call on his phone during his lunch break that day.

And it was Xue Yan who called, Xue Yan was the boss who invited Chen Nian to have a family dinner at home.

"Hey, Boss Xue, I'm sorry, I didn't hear the call in the kitchen before." Chen Nian said quickly after calling back.

"It's all right, Boss Chen, I knew you were busy when you didn't answer the call at that time."

"Hehe, yes, it's very busy at this time of day." Chen Nian replied, although he felt that the other party should have a new job when he called, but he still had to let the other party say this first.

Just after Chen Nian finished speaking, Xue Yan finally mentioned the purpose of his call: "Boss Chen, it's like this, the main reason for calling this time is to invite you out of the mountain, my sister is getting married next month, The wedding banquet is held in Chengdu, so I would like to invite you to come and have a wedding banquet."

"Then when is the specific time? I'd better prepare in advance."

"The second of next month."

"That's fine, I have no problem here, but in terms of dishes, do you have any requirements?"

"The few dishes I made last time were very good. I think they can be used this time. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall also needs to follow the standard from last time. You can look at the rest and make some more."

"Okay." While listening, Chen Nian came to the counter to get a pen and paper, and wrote down the other party's request.

"Then how many people are there on your side?"

"About 130, because they are all our relatives and friends."

"Okay, then will you be at the standard ten-person table? Or?"

"Yes, a table for ten people, then we can prepare about two more tables."

"Okay, then I will prepare according to the standard of 150 people."

"The payment method is still the same as last time. Oh, if there are cakes, I remember that your sister, Boss Chen, made this, and our family felt good after eating it last time, so please help me, Boss Chen." Get in touch with your sister."

"Okay, then I'll prepare a menu and send it to you to have a look at that time. If you think there is no major problem, you can find an opportunity to come over or you can choose a place and I will make it for you to try."

"it is good."

"Then let's do this first, and we will contact you later if you have any questions."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Nian knew that he was here for a big event this time. Last time, the other party had a family dinner with about 50 people and spent about 150. This time, it was done according to the specification of [-] people. It costs one hundred thousand to hundreds of thousands on vegetables.

"It's really rich." Chen Nian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but the more the other party spends, the more he earns.

Then he planned the dishes.

First of all, according to the previous request of the other party, there must be Buddha jumping over the wall, and sea cucumbers with green onions must be available, and Xue Yan also plans to make the emerald Vance king crab that he made last time.

After writing these three dishes first, Chen Nian began to think about the remaining dishes.

First of all, according to the rules, there must be dried fruits, candied fruits and the like, followed by cold dishes.

Generally speaking, four kinds are prepared for this kind of banquet, one is to take an even number, implying a pair, and two, this number can also take the meaning of four happiness.

But these can be thought about later, mainly those hot dishes.

First of all, Buddha jumps over the wall, sea cucumber with scallions and king crab, the seafood is already there, but in addition to that, you have to get a fish.

But if you want to make fish, you must not use cheap ones. With Xue Yan's net worth, it is obviously not justifiable for you to give someone a crucian carp worth ten yuan a piece.

So Chen Nian thought about it and decided to make a soup filled yellow croaker. Although this dish sounds simple, it is actually very complicated to make, and the price of yellow croaker itself is relatively expensive.

After the fish is available, the remaining chickens, ducks and geese must also be available.

Chicken is easy to talk about. When Chen Nian was studying Shandong cuisine, he had seen a steamed eight-treasure bag chicken. It was also delicious, and it was also a staple food.

As for the duck, I thought about it for a while, and I can cook a lotus-flavored caged duck. This dish belongs to the Zhejiang cuisine. Although I have not systematically learned this cuisine until now, after all, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are next to each other.

There are mutual exchanges in many dishes, so Jin Dachuan also taught him to make this at that time, but he never made it afterwards, but now it is a good choice to put it on the other party's banquet.

Then there is the aspect of beef and sheep. These two types of beef are easy to talk about. Just make a fried steak with a new idea, and for mutton, just make a silver shredded mutton as last time.

There are still prawns left. After thinking about it, there are still many ways to make shrimp, but considering the taste of the public, it is best not to make it too spicy, and for the sake of ostentation, using Aolong is also good, so I thought about it when I was old. I want to plan to make a shrimp and two meals.

The first kind of shrimp is similar to the method of boiled sea mussels in chicken soup, but he plans to add Longjing to the clear soup, so that it is both delicious and tea-like, and it tastes very tender.

The second way to eat is to cut the shrimp itself into a fan shape, fry it in a pan, pour a special sauce on it, and finally put the caviar on it.

After that, there is dim sum. Since young people are getting married, the dim sum can be made more cute. Chen Nian thought about several kinds, and finally decided that the dessert can be made of lotus paste and white jade rabbit, and the salty dim sum can be served with honeycomb double treasure dumplings.

In this way, there are 26 hot dishes, plus four cold dishes, [-] dishes, and the assortment of the previous eight kinds of candied fruits, and there are [-] dishes in total.

Just in line with the age of the two newcomers.

And there are all kinds of ingredients, without losing high-end and grade.

But when Chen Nian made this list, it was already night, he thought about part of it in the afternoon, and part of it after closing in the evening.

The next morning, he copied the menu again, with the words "Dragon and Phoenix Bring Prosperity" on the front. This kind of name with a better meaning is followed by parentheses to write about the ingredients used in this dish and the approximate method.

After finishing, Chen Nian took a photo of the menu and sent it to Xue Yan's WeChat.

Around the morning, Xue Yan called. After Xue Chennian picked it up, he realized that his sister and brother-in-law were on the opposite side.

So Chen Nian patiently answered those questions that the other party cared about.

The person on the other side immediately said that he would follow the menu first.

Go back and find a chance to try the dishes first.

"Yes, the ingredients are here..."

"In terms of ingredients, you can prepare them here, or you can tell us in advance if there is anything that is not easy to buy, and we will contact you here."

"no problem."

In this way, after Chen Nian hung up the phone, he contacted the boss that Master Huo had introduced to him earlier. The other party's methods were wild, and basically he could get all the ingredients that Chen Nian could name.

Even if it is not available in China, the other party has a way to transfer the goods back from abroad.

"Boss Chen, there are a lot of ingredients you want this time. It seems that you have received a big job again."

"Yeah, the job this time is really big. Brother, you help me prepare it first, and ship it according to the time I gave you earlier. I have to get some things earlier, but some things are better I'll deliver it the same day I use it."

"No problem, what we talk about in our business is reputation. As long as the money is in place, you can ask to see the top-quality yellow croaker in three hours. It's no problem. I spent half an hour arranging people to go fishing in the lake immediately. You will be given two hours to arrange an emergency plane delivery, and there will be no problem with the calculation error in the middle half hour."

"I just fancy your strength, brother, so let's do this first. When the payment is due, I will give it to you when I get the money. How about it?"

"It's no problem, Boss Chen, you were introduced by Mr. Huo, and every time you take it, you can get at least hundreds of thousands of goods. Of course I can trust you."

After contacting the ingredients, Chen Nian told his apprentices that he had received a big job, and everyone was very happy, because Chen Nian received a big job, which meant that they had extra money to earn. The last time they went out to cook, a day They earned more than 1 yuan, and Xue Yan wrapped a big red envelope for each of them at that time.

As for Chen Nian, taking on such a job is worth a month's net profit of Honghong Hotel.

Then Chen Nian came to the next door and talked to his sister about it.

"With more than 100 people, it will take several floors."

"Well, let's make the ninth floor, make it bigger, and my sister, I suggest that you can close the shop for a day and go directly to the hotel to do it, so as to avoid accidents during transportation."

"That's what I thought too. Anyway, the boss gave me a lot of money, so it wouldn't be a big problem for me to shut down for a day."

In the next period of time, while Chen Nian was busy with the affairs of the store, he began to prepare for the wedding banquet.

A week later, Xue Yan called them to go to the hotel to cook some of the dishes first, and asked his sister, brother-in-law and family members to try the dishes first.

So Chen Nian immediately asked his apprentices to help load the ingredients into the car after the business closed at noon, and then drove to the Intercontinental Hotel.

When Huo Fuyun was chatting before, he knew that the boss who invited Chen Nian to hold the wedding banquet this time would be held here. He also specially told Chen Nian that if Chen Nian was too busy, he could send a few apprentices to help.

Chen Nian also agreed at the time.

After all, a few of them can still handle the dishes for more than 50 people, but this time the amount of dishes to be prepared has tripled, and the variety of dishes has also increased a lot.

This time Chen Nian came by himself to try dishes, because the Honghong Restaurant was still open, so if he wanted to help, he would have to drag Xie Yu along.

But Xie Yu is now the only red chef in the Red Restaurant besides himself. During the period when he is not in the restaurant, Xie Yu is basically the one who is in charge, so if he and Xie Yu are not in the restaurant at the same time, The store would just be closed.

But fortunately, the apprentices under Huo Fuyun are also engaged in red cases, and they have rich experience in handling seafood. In addition, everyone has known each other before, so the cooperation this time is quite smooth.

In the evening, Xue Yan brought people to the hotel, and as the dishes were brought up one by one, they all felt very satisfied after eating.

"It will be good to follow this standard at that time, but it's a pity that this time I didn't get Buddha Jumping Over the Wall." Xue Yan's sister said with some regret.

"It's normal. After all, it takes six or seven days to make Buddha Jumping Wall. Boss Chen must be too late to prepare, but you can also see Boss Chen's cooking skills from these dishes." Xue Yan comforted, and by the way, Chen Boss The year boasted.

"Yes, I tasted it when grandma celebrated her birthday before, so this time I also specially asked my brother to invite Boss Chen over again."

It's just that she just finished saying this and suddenly thought of something: "By the way, I remember that Chen Nian and Hongdou came as a couple. Don't we also invite some celebrities to perform? I don't know about Hongdou..."

After hearing this, Chen Nian did not immediately agree, but said that he could ask.

"Okay, then thank you, Boss Chen, for asking."

They were quite satisfied with the meal, and they didn't find anything wrong with it, and the aging has completely determined these dishes.

After returning home at night, he asked An Hongdou again.

"At that time, I have nothing to do. I can sing a few songs, but I have to let my agent talk to them about which songs to sing and appearance fees."

"Okay, then I'll go back to them tomorrow."

After talking about this, Chen Nian couldn't help being a little curious: "By the way, Hongdou, how much do you pay for these commercial performances now?"

"If I go out to pick up a song in a shopping mall or a certain event, the performance of a song is basically around 10 yuan. If it is a music festival, it is usually 50 yuan, and I sing three to five songs."

(End of this chapter)